Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Rim Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 562 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Tahoe Rim Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Tahoe Woods, CA. It climbs 562 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,467 – 6,962 ft5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bow Road 39.15083, -120.15115
Nearest town Tahoe Woods, CA

Directions

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Tahoe Rim Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 562 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Elevation 6,467–6,963 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Bow Road · 39.15083, -120.15115

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:01 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  6. 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 0.9 miBear left, heading SW.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SW.
  10. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  13. 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  14. 450 ftBear right, heading E.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  17. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  18. 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:01 PM

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